Word · Frequency #12518
scribe
抄写员；文书；代笔人
a person whose job is to write or copy documents by hand, especially in the past; a clerk, secretary, or copyist
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Someone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis, secretary, notary, or copyist.
书写者；起草人；代笔人；尤指官方或公共文书人员,如文书、秘书、公证人或抄写员。
- 2.
French playwright (1791-1861)
法国剧作家(1791-1861)
- 3.
A very sharp, steel drawing implement used in engraving and etching, a scriber.
极锋利的钢制划线工具,用于雕刻和蚀刻,即划线针。
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informal terms for journalists
记者(非正式用语)
- 5.
someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
抄写员；文书
记者；撰稿人；划线针；刻刀；斯克里布（法国剧作家，1791—1861）；书写者；起草人；代笔人；尤指官方或公共文书人员,如文书、秘书、公证人或抄写员。；法国剧作家(1791-1861)
In use
The ancient scribe carefully copied the manuscript by hand.
A scribe in medieval times often worked in a monastery.
The scribe used a quill pen to write on parchment.
a scribe for [sb]
scribe 指以抄写或记录为职业的人，for 后接服务对象。
In medieval times, a scribe for the king copied official documents.
在中世纪，为国王工作的文书抄写官方文件。
work as a scribe
work as a scribe 表示从事文书或抄写员的工作。
Before becoming a teacher, she worked as a scribe in a law office.
在成为教师之前，她在一家律师事务所当文书。
a scribe of [documents/texts]
of 后接所抄写或撰写的文献类型。
Connections
Collocations
- royal scribe
- 王室文书；御用抄写员
- The royal scribe recorded every decree of the pharaoh.王室文书记录了法老的每一道法令。
- temple scribe
- 神庙抄写员
- A temple scribe copied sacred texts by lamplight.神庙抄写员在灯下抄写圣典。
- town scribe
- 镇上的文书；市镇代笔人
- Before literacy spread, the town scribe wrote letters for his neighbors.在识字普及之前，镇上的文书为邻居们写信。
- scribe marks
- 划线标记
- He followed the scribe marks to cut the metal plate.他沿着划线标记切割金属板。
Pop culture & quotes
- Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
- 你们这假冒为善的文士和法利赛人有祸了！Jesus' rebuke of religious leaders in Matthew 23; 'scribes and Pharisees' has become a fixed expression for self-righteous hypocrisy.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 scribe 像 scribble（写）：古代抄写员整天执笔抄写文书，想象一位史官伏案疾书，就能记住‘抄写员’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：historical manuscript copying、official record keeping、religious text transcription 表示“抄写员/文书”时，通常用于历史、宗教或正式文书语境，多带有正式或旧式色彩；日常口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
Plural form is 'scribes'.
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 scribe /skraɪb/ 押韵的有 bribe /braɪb/、tribe /traɪb/，以及以 -scribe 结尾的 describe /dɪˈskraɪb/、subscribe /səbˈskraɪb/。注意拼写相似的 script /skrɪpt/ 和 scribble /ˈskrɪbəl/ 并不押韵：它们的元音是短音 /ɪ/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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